Hat-pin protector.



J. B. CROSBY.

HAT PIN PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FiLBD MAY 3,1913.

1,1 1 9,245. Patented Dec. 1,1914.

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JOSEPH B. CROSBY, 0F FREMONT, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OFONE-SIXTH TOALFRED F.GERBER AND ONE-SIXTH TOCHARLES K. KARLOVETZ, BOTH 0F FREMONT, OHIO.

HAT-PIN PROTECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 1, 1914-.

ApplicationfiledMay 3. 1913. Serial No. 765,320.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOSEPH B. CROSBY, acitizen of the United States, residing at Fremont, in the county ofSandusky and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Hat-Pin Protectors; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in hat pinprotectors, and has for its object to provide a device of the abovecharacter wherein the clamping action 011 the point of the hat pin isobtained by means of resilient wire coiled, as will be describedhereinafter.

Another object of my invention is to provide a device which will protectthe public against injury.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a device of theabove character which will be simple in operation, cheap to manufacture,and may be formed of a single piece of material.

vVith the above and other objects in View, I will now proceed todescribe my invention in the following specification and accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved hat pinprotector, as it would appear with the pin in place; Fig. 2 is a detailview of the protector as the same would appear with the pin withdrawn;and Fig. 3 is a side view thereof as the same would appear during theprocess of manufacture.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, 1 indicates theshank of a hat pin, to which is attached the usual head portion 2. Thisshank is extended, as clearly illustrated, and provided with a pointopposite the head, which is adapted to enter the hat pin protectorindicated generally at 3.

The hat pin protector 3, as clearly illustrated in the drawings, Figs.1, 2 and 3, has the projecting end 6 of the tubular portion 5 extended,as clearly shown at 9, and bent upwardly, as indicated at 10, and thencerearwardly, as indicated at 11, at which point it enters the oppositeend of the tubular member and causes said tubular member to takesubstantially the same configuration as that illustrated in Fig. 2. InFig. 3 i

it will be seen that the end 11 is not insorted. in the opening in thetubular member, and this figure has been added to clearly illustrate theaction which will be taken when the point 11 is sprung upwardly and intothe opening formed in the tubular member. It will be clearly understoodupon referring to Fig. 3 that should it be so desired, the end 11 may beremoved from the body portion 5 and in this position it will be evidentthat the body portion will spring into such a position as to form a tubehaving a straight passage.

It will be clearly seen, upon referring to the drawings, that when thepoint of a hat pin is inserted in the hat pin protector it will have thetendency to straighten the same, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1, andthus bind the point firmly into the opening, whereby unintentionalremoval is substan tially eliminated.

While in the foregoing I have shown and described the preferredembodiment of my invention, I wish it to be understood that I may changethe specific arrangement of parts as defined by the appended claimswithout in any way departing from the spirit and scope ofmy invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what is claimed is:

1. In a device of the character described, a tubular body portioncomprising a coil of wire, one end of said coil of wire being extendedand bent to form a hook, said hook being adapted to enter thetubularbody portion at the opposite end and cause said body portion to bend toform a tortuous passage therethrough, the walls of which are adapted toengage the shank of a hat pin when the device is in use.

2. In a device of the character described, a tubular body portion, anextension formed at one extremity thereof, and integral therewith, saidcxtension projecting rearwardly to substantially the rearmost extremityof the tubular member, a projection formed in tegrally with the end ofthe rearwardly extending member, said projection being bent and adaptedto enter the opening in the tubular member to normally hold said tubularmember in a bowed position and form a tortuous passage therethrough.

3. In a device of the character described, a tubular body portioncomprising a continuous coil of wire, one end of said body portion beingextended and bent rearwardly, tionally engage the shank of a hat pinWhen 10 the rearmost extremity of said extension bethe device is in use.

ing bent to form a substantially U-shaped In testimony whereof I affixmy signature member, one arm of said U-shaped member in presence of twoWitnesses.

adapted to enter the opening in the tubular JOSEPH B CROQBY member andcause the tubular member to k bend and thereby form a tortuous passagethrough the center of the tubular member whereby the Walls of saidpassage will fric- VVitnesses:

A. VJ.- OVERMYER, CARL BLEISELL.

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